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By September 1528, following an attempt by the survivors to sail on makeshift rafts from Florida to Mexico, only 80 men survived a storm and were swept onto Galveston Island off the coast of Texas. The stranded survivors were enslaved by indigenous nations, and more men continued to die from harsh conditions.
Aug 8, 2024 · Dwindling food stores, attacks by the Apalachee people, and decreasing numbers caused de Narváez and his men to return to the coast, but they could not locate their ships.
Dec 31, 2019 · The Karankawas were said to be preying on the shipping that came into Texas harbors. The colonists, led by Stephen F. Austin, assembled 90 men in 1824 and led an expedition into Karankawa territory. The frightened Indians sought sanctuary at the old La Bahía mission, where a priest intervened to prevent bloodshed.
Nov 16, 2009 · With his exploration party reduced to only 80 or 90 men, Cabeza de Vaca’s motley flotilla finally wrecked on what was probably Galveston Island just off the coast of Texas.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer, was among the shipwrecked survivors from the Panfilo de Narvaez expedition. These men landed on a small island west of Galveston that was inhabited by Karankawas.
Nov 17, 2017 · The above two descriptions of the bay and mainland adjacent to the Isla Malhado corroborate each other, and they provide many clues about Malhado's location. Compare the satellite photo of Follet's Island (left), Galveston Island (center), and the Bolivar Peninsula (right) in Figure 6, above.
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Mansfield Cut Wrecks. The Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District contains three Spanish shipwrecks caused by a 1554 storm off the southern Texas Gulf Coast near the Mansfield Cut. While the exact location of the site is unpublished, the three shipwrecks were found near the Padre Island National Seashore.
